Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Year-End Lettering and Inking

So I'm ending 2015 in a completely unexpected way: drawing new Borders Worlds material for the upcoming Dover Publications, Inc. collection coming in Fall 2016! There will be an all-new 30-page conclusion to the 340-page saga that grew from a back-up feature in Megaton Man in 1985 to seven bi-monthly issues (1986-87) and a one-shot (Marooned #1, 1990), plus unpublished art and other goodies. Lettering on the conclusion is now complete; inking in progress. (Whatever possessed me to put so much cross-hatching into this art?!!) Here's a look:

6 comments:

I woke up to peruse blogs I'd been missing and came across the great news that Border Worlds was returning. Along with Mars, Border Worlds was my favorite SF series. I used to own every issue, including the fabled Marooned one-shot. It was my real introduction to the style of illustration in the tradition of Milton Caniff. Unfortunately, I lost those issues, along with several other of your books

But here it is, returning, collected and with new material. I'll be buying it as soon as it's released. Will you be doing interviews to support the release?

Don, congratulations on this development with "Border Worlds." I'll be buying a copy (although I do have all the original releases). I'm also looking forward to your new Megaton Man work with great interest. Best of luck!

DON THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!! I'M GLAD YOU ARE GOING TO FINISH THIS!!! 25 YEARS LATER AND THIS SERIES STILL HOLDS UP!!! VERY GOOD NEWS!!! I KEPT CHECKING YOUR BLOG FOR NEWS ABOUT THIS!!! I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEW COLLECTED BOOK!!! I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO BE BUYING THIS!!! Will it be available here on your Blog to purchase, amazon, or comixology, or at comic shops or retail book stores?I just can't WAIT!!! Thank you so much for completing this series and putting it all together to read completely!!!

There's been some shuffling at Dover and some delay, but the contract for BW calls for late 2016 or 2017, which I'm still expecting. All of the new art for the closing chapter has been completed, and I have tons more story material if the franchise suddenly catches fire. Thanks for the kind words and you will be the first to know about any updates!

About Don Simpson

Don Simpson is the cartoonist-creator of the comic books Megaton Man™, Border Worlds™, and Bizarre Heroes™. Don also illustrated Al Franken's 2003 bestseller Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. Don has taught workshops in cartooning and figure drawing for a number of years, and earned a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in History of Art and Architecture in 2013.

Original and commissioned artwork by Don Simpson is available for purchase. Inquiries are welcome.